Cost Management: A Strategic Emphasis 7th Edition by Edward Blocher,David Stout ,Paul Juras,Gary Cokins

Exercise 50

The market price for a product has been $50 per unit, but competitive pressures have reduced the market price to $45. The firm manufactures 10,000 of these products per year at a manufacturing cost of $38 per unit (including $22 fixed cost and $16 variable cost per unit). Other selling and administrative costs for the product are $8 per unit. What is the firm's target manufacturing cost for this product if the profit per unit is to remain unchanged